This is another fly whose larvae (maggots) feed on dead flesh. It has been used in post-mortem time estimations. It is also known to carry human enteric pathogens because of its habit of frequenting decaying flesh and excrement.
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Kingdom:
Animalia
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Diptera
Family:
Calliphoridae
Calliphoridae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology
Phenology
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830